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hurricane sandy affected early voting in several states. officials in maryland are trying to make up for lost time, possibly adding an extra day of early voting. the governor of virginia wants to extend hours for casting absentee ballots only. the virginia governor says he's confident precincts will be ready for election day. >> we don't believe there will be any problem with any voting location, any precinct of the 2800 or so precincts. none of them we anticipate will have any problem being fully operational next tuesday. >> which will be no easy managing editor of politi-geek.com. so this is go down as a thing we talk about in history, the storm, and, of course, the questions regarding the impacts it could have on the election. the first thing a lot of people are asking if we could see a delay next week. >> theoretically, yes. theoretically now congress does have the power to basically set an election day any they want. the chances it will happen are as naum cali low. >> some of the things that could happen, already fema, fred fugate has
hurricane sandy affected early voting in several states. officials in maryland are trying to make up for lost time, possibly adding an extra day of early voting. the governor of virginia wants to extend hours for casting absentee ballots only. the virginia governor says he's confident precincts will be ready for election day. >> we don't believe there will be any problem with any voting location, any precinct of the 2800 or so precincts. none of them we anticipate will have any problem...
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a loot of people fighting here in the hurricane of hurricane sandy. first responders honored in a pregame ceremony out at the meadowlands. roger goodell donated $1 million to the relief effort on behalf of the nfl. new jersey native victor cruz among those spending time with the first responders before the game. in the game, though, the steelers, pick it up in the second quarter, ben roethlisberger stripped by osi umenyio umenyiora. boley takes it for the score. there was a luck finds a rookie. luck threw for an nfl rookie record in this one. two touchdowns. colts win 23-20. they are 5-3 after being dreadful last year. the dolphins back to 500 at 4-4. not a bad day for the colts former qb. cincinnati facing the bengals. fourth quarter, broncos up four, manning puts the game away. beautiful back shoulder throw to eric decker. broncos win 31-23. they've on top of the nfc west behind peyton manning at 5-3. the last two heisman trophy winners going at it, cam newton taking on rg3 and the skins. cam newton looking long for armante edwards. sets up a one-ya
a loot of people fighting here in the hurricane of hurricane sandy. first responders honored in a pregame ceremony out at the meadowlands. roger goodell donated $1 million to the relief effort on behalf of the nfl. new jersey native victor cruz among those spending time with the first responders before the game. in the game, though, the steelers, pick it up in the second quarter, ben roethlisberger stripped by osi umenyio umenyiora. boley takes it for the score. there was a luck finds a rookie....
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four days since sandy made landfall. i'm toure. from the superstorm to the supercharged final jobs report. has either changed the race? >> i'm s.e. cupp. after two definitions and three debates, it's almost time to actually vote. where are the candidates spending their final hours and bha does it mean? we'll read the political tea leaves. >> fear turns to frustration for thousands of victims today. >> i'm krystal
four days since sandy made landfall. i'm toure. from the superstorm to the supercharged final jobs report. has either changed the race? >> i'm s.e. cupp. after two definitions and three debates, it's almost time to actually vote. where are the candidates spending their final hours and bha does it mean? we'll read the political tea leaves. >> fear turns to frustration for thousands of victims today. >> i'm krystal
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we have two risks for sandy. that is storm summrge along the coast and inland flooding from excessive rain in this area i have highlighted area. >> what can we expect in the next several hours? you say the winds are going to be calming down. but what about the next few hours? >> the winds will come down, but only very gradually. even slower will be the reduction in the storm surge total water levels will continue to rise for those who that have not reached high tide. we have a 12-foot storm surge occurring in long island sound. 7 feet in connecticut. here the maximum of a high tide is going to occur closer to midnight. so the water levels will continue to rise. perhaps as much as four or five feet in some places. >> in your experience, ed, cap sill liez this one for us. how unique is this storm? >> it's unique in terms of where it is and what kind of characterist characteristics it has. clearly, we have hurricanes come ashore further south, but it's rare to have such a system come ashore with this kind of intensi
we have two risks for sandy. that is storm summrge along the coast and inland flooding from excessive rain in this area i have highlighted area. >> what can we expect in the next several hours? you say the winds are going to be calming down. but what about the next few hours? >> the winds will come down, but only very gradually. even slower will be the reduction in the storm surge total water levels will continue to rise for those who that have not reached high tide. we have a...
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at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and clinton, and that fema thing i think is also going to hurt romney. >> when she was declared the victor, it was over. >> florida may be too far a bridge for barack obama, but by putting bill clinton and all the things you mentioned, it means the romney campaign has to pay attention to it. >> let's talk about "the washingto
at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else,...
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update you now on hurricane sandy. this is still a category 1 storm, but it packs 90-mile-per-hour winds. sandy is roughly 260 miles south of new york city. it's expected to turn to the northwest soon and head for the u.s. coastline. it's expected to make landfall later tonight near at lanetic city, new jersey. right for you we're waiting for a briefing from michael bloomberg. new york as we told you about has shut down the mass transit system including subways and buses and all city schools are closed. now, we've seen water coming ashore in lower manhattan. tens of thousands have been ordered to evacuated that area. then other low-lying areas around the city. coastal communities are also affected, however, our nbc station in new york talked with a surfer in queens who is ignoring these orders, although he did decide not to go into the water. take a listen. sorry. we don't have that. let's check maria shav comp powe. we see some people on the beach out there. >> reporter: there are people there. this area and other low
update you now on hurricane sandy. this is still a category 1 storm, but it packs 90-mile-per-hour winds. sandy is roughly 260 miles south of new york city. it's expected to turn to the northwest soon and head for the u.s. coastline. it's expected to make landfall later tonight near at lanetic city, new jersey. right for you we're waiting for a briefing from michael bloomberg. new york as we told you about has shut down the mass transit system including subways and buses and all city schools...
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there's no doubt hurricane sandy has many people in need of assistance. they need water, food, and clothes among other things. and there's a number of ways to help. you can visit fema.gov and click on volunteer and donate to find ways to donate to specific states in need of help. you can also visit redcross.org and click on "donate funds" to give to any red cross chapter. hurricane sandy has also caused a blood shortage because of blood drive cancelations. to find out where you can donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org. meanwhile, the storm has forced two major new york city hospitals to evacuate. backup generators failed at bellevue hospital and nyu langone medical center. hundreds of patients had to evacuate including patients in critical condition and 20 babies from the intensive care unit. doctors described the evacuations as labor intensive and extremely difficult. joining me tonight is a hero, a nurse. lori touchette, one of the hero nurses who helped evacuate premature and sick babies when nyu's langone hospital lost power during hurricane sandy. d
there's no doubt hurricane sandy has many people in need of assistance. they need water, food, and clothes among other things. and there's a number of ways to help. you can visit fema.gov and click on volunteer and donate to find ways to donate to specific states in need of help. you can also visit redcross.org and click on "donate funds" to give to any red cross chapter. hurricane sandy has also caused a blood shortage because of blood drive cancelations. to find out where you can...
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but the coverage of sandy has been positive for the president. even on local television, as i had mentioned, the coverage is relative lly positive for president obama. >> thanks to both of you who have been on the ground in ohio. back to the final jobs report, let's talk about that. the economy adding a better than expected 171,000 jobs in october. but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. some of the president's core voting groups still have a double unemployment rate, the african-american voting race. greg, if u.s. economic senator for the economist, jim, let me start with you been what's your take away from this report? what does it tell us about the status of the jobs market? >> well, it tells us that the jobs market is getting better. it's not getting better nearly fast enough for the 12 million merps who want to find work but can't. but the pace of the recovery appears to be picking up. this is good news. we're seeing increases in the creation rate for private sector employment. we're seeing some sectors, like housing and construction st
but the coverage of sandy has been positive for the president. even on local television, as i had mentioned, the coverage is relative lly positive for president obama. >> thanks to both of you who have been on the ground in ohio. back to the final jobs report, let's talk about that. the economy adding a better than expected 171,000 jobs in october. but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. some of the president's core voting groups still have a double unemployment rate, the...
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and her opponent, carl aiken. >>> the president's response to the devastation caused by sandy earned from governor chris christie and other east coast leaders, including mayor bloomberg. a recent poll those that 78% of americans also think he did a good or excellent josh dealing with the storm. could the storm be the pivotal moment, the black swan in the race? >>> let me finish with the bottom line on this election eve, and i ask this to everybody, fair question, is obama a good president? think about it. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we have got to the point where we count hours, not days. take a look at their travel schedules, for the president, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, new hampshire, virginia, and florida, of course. for governor romney, those seven state plus husband newly contested addition. he is going to virginia. zero in on today and you can see what matters most, ohio, ohio, ohio as the late tim russert would say. three stops for the president and two for mitt romney who began his morning in wisconsin, another key rust belt battleground. congressman
and her opponent, carl aiken. >>> the president's response to the devastation caused by sandy earned from governor chris christie and other east coast leaders, including mayor bloomberg. a recent poll those that 78% of americans also think he did a good or excellent josh dealing with the storm. could the storm be the pivotal moment, the black swan in the race? >>> let me finish with the bottom line on this election eve, and i ask this to everybody, fair question, is obama a...
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here is the latest on sandy's devastating impact. this storm has been blamed for at least 38 deaths so far. there's new video this afternoon showing the massive destruction along the new jersey shore. governor chris christie of new jersey called the impact on his state unthinkable and said it would take months to recover. the storm swept houses from their foundations and left parts of the coast under water as you can see. new york city is also dealing with devastating floods. the subway remains closed after damage to the system was called the worst in its 108-year history. look at it there. meanwhile, massive fire at a beach front neighborhood in queens, new york, destroyed nearly 100 homes overnight and into the morning. firefighters were blocked from getting to the fire due to high floodwaters. a construction crane remaining dangling there. you see it atop 74-floor luxury high rise. thousands were ordered to leave nearby buildings. more than 8 million homes are still without power today in the country across 20 states. the worst of
here is the latest on sandy's devastating impact. this storm has been blamed for at least 38 deaths so far. there's new video this afternoon showing the massive destruction along the new jersey shore. governor chris christie of new jersey called the impact on his state unthinkable and said it would take months to recover. the storm swept houses from their foundations and left parts of the coast under water as you can see. new york city is also dealing with devastating floods. the subway remains...
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and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to unseat an incumbent president, he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the american people. >> so where does that leave us? the two campaigns believe passionately in two different realities. the president obama campaign believes the countries demographics have changed the etor roert in your favor. the romney campaign believes you have the momentum to swing over. it's possible we are headed for a 50/50 split. it all comes down to nine states or seven or five? whatever the result. polarization is hardening. the house has changed hands three times in the last two decades. two of those times have been in the last
and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to unseat an incumbent president, he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the...
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>>> we continue 20 track hurricane sandy. we're getting word of more travelle shutdowns in new york city. they're closing the holland and brooklyn battery tunnels. boston is shutting down its transit system at 2:00 this afternoon. these are the latest satellite images you're looking at. that storm moving northwest at 20 miles per hour. sandy is bringing snow, and we're getting the first pictures of that in now. these are from huntington, west virginia, sandy's prompted blizzard warnings throughout that state. we'll keep you poetsed throughout the day on msnbc. that wraps up this hour of jansing and kp. >> the agenda next hour, minutes away from the national center's latest update on hurricane sandy. this bizarre monster storm continues to intensify and spin in the atlantic. 12 states declare emergencies instructing millions to seek safer and higher ground. meanwhile, the president is off the campaign trail returning to washington to monitor the storm, oversee emergency operations and the national response by fema. meanwhile,
>>> we continue 20 track hurricane sandy. we're getting word of more travelle shutdowns in new york city. they're closing the holland and brooklyn battery tunnels. boston is shutting down its transit system at 2:00 this afternoon. these are the latest satellite images you're looking at. that storm moving northwest at 20 miles per hour. sandy is bringing snow, and we're getting the first pictures of that in now. these are from huntington, west virginia, sandy's prompted blizzard...
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sandy and christ christie's son believe it. >> who needs friends? it's true, richard. i mean, goodness. >> what's true? >> the -- >> heavens. >> i don't know that chris christie is acting the role of a greek column for president obama but images, we talked about bipartisanship in the earlier segment, but this cannot make the romney campaign happy. i will say, romney strategist quoted as saying governor christie's doing his job. he's governor of a state hit by a very, very horrific storm, there's tremendous damage, people have lost lives and he's doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing as governor of new jersey. the president is doing what he needs to do as president and this ises a case of the governor doing his job. i think that's it. >> a great strategist, work ford governor christie. he should become an ambassador in anyone's administration. >> seriously. >> if rush limbaugh wants to say those things go to new jersey and say them directly to chris christie's face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different
sandy and christ christie's son believe it. >> who needs friends? it's true, richard. i mean, goodness. >> what's true? >> the -- >> heavens. >> i don't know that chris christie is acting the role of a greek column for president obama but images, we talked about bipartisanship in the earlier segment, but this cannot make the romney campaign happy. i will say, romney strategist quoted as saying governor christie's doing his job. he's governor of a state hit by a...
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all this because of the impending impact of hurricane sandy. we of course are tracking sandy. progress up the east coast. nbc's meteorologist dylan drier in the msnbc studios in new york. ton trung in delaware. we just got the latest advisory from the hurricane center. what can you tell us. >> nothing has changed. this still indicates the storm is a category 1 hurricane and very far out to sea, but still just as huge as it has been. that's why we are still dealing with some potential for stronger wind gusts and decent rain along the coast of south carolina and north carolina. north eastern north carolina and south eastern south carolina will be almost a pivot point for this storm to rotate on. that's going to produce heavy torrential rain in that area. it is moving northeast right now. still sounds weird that this storm is ever going to take this turn to the northwest, but it is going to happen. it's going to happen especially early monday. sunday night into monday morning is when it takes that turn. look at the size of this storm. we are seeing clouds all the way from florida
all this because of the impending impact of hurricane sandy. we of course are tracking sandy. progress up the east coast. nbc's meteorologist dylan drier in the msnbc studios in new york. ton trung in delaware. we just got the latest advisory from the hurricane center. what can you tell us. >> nothing has changed. this still indicates the storm is a category 1 hurricane and very far out to sea, but still just as huge as it has been. that's why we are still dealing with some potential for...
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chris christie's bipartisan approach to hurricane sandy. in "the orlando sentinel," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. with me is u.s. congressman frank pallone, a democrat from new jersey. his district stretches from monmouth county to asbury park, and cynthia tucker is a visiting professor at the university of georgia. i want to talk to the congressman about your district. we're going to show some pictures now, but you describe it verbally. what is the condition of the jersey coast where you represent? >> it's really catastrophic, chris. i mean, i spent the last few days going to the various sections, and you see houses completely destroyed. washed away, businesses destroyed, the boardwalk, the beach club. and so many people displaced. i mean, today i was mainly concerned in trying to get food and water and shelter for people because it was getting colder out. so this is really catastrophic. i've never seen anything like it. >> how do you grade the efforts of the governor up there in and you guy in congress? have you been able to do t
chris christie's bipartisan approach to hurricane sandy. in "the orlando sentinel," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. with me is u.s. congressman frank pallone, a democrat from new jersey. his district stretches from monmouth county to asbury park, and cynthia tucker is a visiting professor at the university of georgia. i want to talk to the congressman about your district. we're going to show some pictures now, but you describe it verbally. what is the condition of the jersey...
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the latest obviously being sandy and bringing the attention on romney and fema. he was asked yesterday multiple times what he would do with fema. did not answer. but just a short time ago jeb bush commented on local officials responding to disasters versus national or federal response. i'll play that but i want to play something else first. romney on the campaign trail today trying to transition, rachel, from holding off or holding fires to acknowledging the ongoing events of the day on the ground of new jersey. let me play it. >> we love all of our fellow citizens. we come together in times like this and we want to make sure that they have a speedy and quick recovery. now, people coming stoe ining t what's i believe going to happen on november 7th. >> he tried to turn the curve and bring it all together. i'm not going to ask you to score it but, okay, did it work? i'll just ask you that. did it work is this. >> this is a very tough day to be the challenger in a position where you can't do anything about it. right? so romney has to show sympathy and really nothin
the latest obviously being sandy and bringing the attention on romney and fema. he was asked yesterday multiple times what he would do with fema. did not answer. but just a short time ago jeb bush commented on local officials responding to disasters versus national or federal response. i'll play that but i want to play something else first. romney on the campaign trail today trying to transition, rachel, from holding off or holding fires to acknowledging the ongoing events of the day on the...
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you see it happening again after sandy hook. after the two firefighters who were assassinated just the other day and two police officers who were killed on christmas eve. the fact of the matter is these people buy these guns because they can, because it's so easy to buy assault weapons in the united states of america. and we've got to do something about that. yes, we've got to get people to get involved in the way they did here in l.a. with a gun buyback program. very successful program. would have been even more successful if we hadn't run out of money. there were people waiting in line for hours to give up these guns including assault weapons, a grenade launcher. you saw that automatic weapon with a silencer. these are weapons that don't really have any purpose except to kill and to kill a lot of people. it's not just gun buyback programs. assault weapons ban on a federal level. we need to eliminate the t.r. amendment, which makes it very, very difficult to have background checks that work. it requires that we destroy backgrou
you see it happening again after sandy hook. after the two firefighters who were assassinated just the other day and two police officers who were killed on christmas eve. the fact of the matter is these people buy these guns because they can, because it's so easy to buy assault weapons in the united states of america. and we've got to do something about that. yes, we've got to get people to get involved in the way they did here in l.a. with a gun buyback program. very successful program. would...
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speaking of specials, tonight, a benefit concert for victims of hurricane sandy. watch it tonight here at 8:00 eastern. and tomorrow at 9:00, i will have an election special of the daily run down right here on prime time on msnbc. we'll be out in rockefeller in a plaza. bye-bye. who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with
speaking of specials, tonight, a benefit concert for victims of hurricane sandy. watch it tonight here at 8:00 eastern. and tomorrow at 9:00, i will have an election special of the daily run down right here on prime time on msnbc. we'll be out in rockefeller in a plaza. bye-bye. who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer...
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>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" sandy strikes the east coast. hours ahead of making landfall, this huge storm surge already is hitting flood zones with warnings of 90-mile winds ahead. >> this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. >> for those people who have lost power already or will lose power between now and when i speak to you next, i'm going to have to ask for your patience. >> just eight days until the election and sandy is the october surprise. president canceled everything, flew back from florida today to take charge in the situation room. >> because of the nature of this storm, we are certain that this is going to be a slow moving process through a wide swath of the country and millions of people are going to be affected. so the most important message that i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. >> that left bill clinton flying solo in florida. >> i was supposed to be the warmup man for president obama today. but tha
>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" sandy strikes the east coast. hours ahead of making landfall, this huge storm surge already is hitting flood zones with warnings of 90-mile winds ahead. >> this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. >> for those people who have lost power already or will lose power between now and when i speak to you next, i'm going to have to ask for your patience. >>...
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the coverage for a while before, during and after sandy, especially after sandy has been very favorable to president obama. you would think that's going to help, and it's still going on. having chris christie as a de facto unintentional surrogate doesn't seem to hurt obama one bit. it probably seems to help him. >> what is so interesting, you said chris christie, de facto endorser of obama. you've got this new article exclusive from politico saying there were people on governor romney's team who believed that chris kri city was the vp choice almost until the very ending, and surprise it's ryan. isn't the timing interesting? >> it's a little too interesting. look, there are two ways to react. governor christie says i'm doing my job. the president is doing his job. we're working together and i'm being honest. you have to respect that. look at two different examples. haley barbour who went through katrina in mississippi says that's absolutely what governor christy ought to say, he is doing what he has to do and get off his back. and you have the underground voices of the romney campaign wh
the coverage for a while before, during and after sandy, especially after sandy has been very favorable to president obama. you would think that's going to help, and it's still going on. having chris christie as a de facto unintentional surrogate doesn't seem to hurt obama one bit. it probably seems to help him. >> what is so interesting, you said chris christie, de facto endorser of obama. you've got this new article exclusive from politico saying there were people on governor romney's...
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the result of high winds caused by hurricane sandy. for more now we go to rehema ellis who is standing just a block away. rehema, can you tell us more about the situation surrounding there? have the local people in the area been evacuated? have people been advised to move away? >> reporter: they absolutely have, martin. as you can see behind me, authorities and police and fire crews have blocked off the street. they have advised people who live in the buildings nearby to leave, particularly if they're on the higher floors, to move from there to a lower floor or evacuate altogether. there's extreme concern that if this portion that's dangling snaps, it could go flying into an adjacent building and who knows what would happen before it then hits the ground. so they are urging people to exercise extreme caution and stay out of the area if they can. a lot of people are standing around in disbelief. we talked to a man just a short while ago up here visiting new york with his wife on his 25th wedding anniversary, and they were walking in the
the result of high winds caused by hurricane sandy. for more now we go to rehema ellis who is standing just a block away. rehema, can you tell us more about the situation surrounding there? have the local people in the area been evacuated? have people been advised to move away? >> reporter: they absolutely have, martin. as you can see behind me, authorities and police and fire crews have blocked off the street. they have advised people who live in the buildings nearby to leave,...
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gallup daily tracking poll is suspended because of sandy. but we did see a national poll that showed obama up by one, more significantly in the battleground states but some of the numbers are tightening. the gap is closing but does obama still have enough of a lead. would he still be considered when you look at all these polls in aggregate the one to be favored? >> i think if you look at the whole set of swing states, polls that president obama seems to have the small advantage, even though mitt romney is ahead by a tick in most of the national polls, that raises the prospect of a split decision. president obama winning the electoral college and mitt romney winning the popular vote. i think the aftermath of hurricane sandy makes that more likely because it's likely to depress turnout in the safety democratic seats in the northeast. that doesn't affect the electoral college. places like new york and new jersey are still going to vote democratic but it could have an impact on this prospect that for the second time since 2000, we would have a d
gallup daily tracking poll is suspended because of sandy. but we did see a national poll that showed obama up by one, more significantly in the battleground states but some of the numbers are tightening. the gap is closing but does obama still have enough of a lead. would he still be considered when you look at all these polls in aggregate the one to be favored? >> i think if you look at the whole set of swing states, polls that president obama seems to have the small advantage, even...
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what an exemplary job he's lead in tropical storm sandy. he's done so in a way that's perfectly displayed bipartisan cooperation. he did that. barack obama. as i said the word tonight is if. if this president is re-elected tomorrow, it's because of the bold controversial acts he's taken. he acted where others might have flinched or numbered or said, oh, we don't need government to do those things. what the american people do tomorrow and what they have begun doing since voting began, if obama is re-elected, it's because of the historical alliance he struck when he asked hillary clinton to be his secretary of state, offering her the most extinguished position in this cabinet. it will go down in history. and her acceptance of this high position along with a requirement of full autonomy in subcabinet appointments was the deal maker. a headline written up when nothing was new, the joke. today, tonight, the democratic party is ewe united. the former president speaking in florida and in scranton as the campaign's closer. there could be no more dr
what an exemplary job he's lead in tropical storm sandy. he's done so in a way that's perfectly displayed bipartisan cooperation. he did that. barack obama. as i said the word tonight is if. if this president is re-elected tomorrow, it's because of the bold controversial acts he's taken. he acted where others might have flinched or numbered or said, oh, we don't need government to do those things. what the american people do tomorrow and what they have begun doing since voting began, if obama...
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nasa image of hurricane sandy as seen from up there. the storm stretches about 900 miles across the atlantic. well, we've talked about the possibility of recounts, contested ballots, even the chance of an electoral college tie. but of all the things that could impact the election, i don't think we knew that its name would be sandy. well, the messy weather also make messy politics, messy election day, let's bring in our super panel for the week. we're kicking it off with dee dee myers, republican admaker kim alfano and clarence page, columnist for "the chicago tribune." he gets to be in the jump seat there. so clarence, i'm going to start with you. this is our october surprise. do you have a feeling either way about what does this mean for the campaign eight days from now? >> i think this will obviously put a lot of attention on president obama to see how he responds to it. that's the main thing. we expect presidents to be able to take care of managerial tasks like this. we saw what kind of an impact the fema letdown had after hurricane
nasa image of hurricane sandy as seen from up there. the storm stretches about 900 miles across the atlantic. well, we've talked about the possibility of recounts, contested ballots, even the chance of an electoral college tie. but of all the things that could impact the election, i don't think we knew that its name would be sandy. well, the messy weather also make messy politics, messy election day, let's bring in our super panel for the week. we're kicking it off with dee dee myers,...
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and in the "orlando sentinal," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. joining me is the district along the jersey coast down to asbury park and cynthia tucker is from the university of georgia and a syndicated columnist. cynthia, i want to talk to the congressman about your district. would you describe verbally what is the condition of the jersey coast where you represent? >> it's really catastrophic, chris. i've spent the last few days going to the various sections and you see houses completely destroyed, washed away. businesses destroyed, the boardwalk, the beach club. and so many people displaced. i mean, today i was mainly concerned in trying to get food and water and shelter for people because it's getting colder out. so this is really catastrophic. i've never seen anything like it. >> how do you grade the effort of the governor up there, you guys in congress, have you all been able to do this together? it's going to get worse because these things tend to get worse. when people are out of electricity for five days, it's worse than three days. >> th
and in the "orlando sentinal," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. joining me is the district along the jersey coast down to asbury park and cynthia tucker is from the university of georgia and a syndicated columnist. cynthia, i want to talk to the congressman about your district. would you describe verbally what is the condition of the jersey coast where you represent? >> it's really catastrophic, chris. i've spent the last few days going to the various sections and you see...
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they think there's some sort of bounce for the president on sandy. nobody can point to any metric yet to prove this, but when you think about where things were a week ago, a week ago there was this assumption that, boy, all the intangibles here at the end were going to -- >> let me -- >> -- to romney. now it feels there's intangibles that may favor the president. >> i get the sense that the love of romney by the right and other political players is based on sand in this case. and guys like the governor of new jersey and all the voices out there that haven't come to romney's help this week, they don't love him enough to say, wait a minute, forget this storm, this guy is great. >> i don't know. >> i don't hear a lot of that. >> it's like mark rypien as the redskins quarterback. they loved him when he won the super bowl. >> i think they decided romney is good enough to win the super bowl -- >> do you think this is a question of not having a lot of strong personal support and love for the guy? i don't hear a lot of people saying, we are still for this gu
they think there's some sort of bounce for the president on sandy. nobody can point to any metric yet to prove this, but when you think about where things were a week ago, a week ago there was this assumption that, boy, all the intangibles here at the end were going to -- >> let me -- >> -- to romney. now it feels there's intangibles that may favor the president. >> i get the sense that the love of romney by the right and other political players is based on sand in this case....
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we want to take you back to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. take a look at this, this is what president obama can expect to see when he visits the hard-hit area of atlantic city, new jersey, this afternoon. homes destroyed, boats tossed on their sides and parts of the iconic boardwalk completely damaged. at one point 85% of the city was submerged in water. joining me by phone is atlantic city's mayor, lorenzo langford. sir, git's good to have you her. your director of emergency management calls this the worst for atlantic city. the president is going to be in the city with you and governor christie around 1:00 this afternoon. what do you need to tell him about the immediate needs of the people there in your city? >> well, i think the first thing that we need to do is to get power restored as quickly as we can. you know, there's an old saying that pictures are better than words. and for the president to come to atlantic city, i am most appreciative. he will see for himself the devastation that has been wrecked on this city by sandy. but i'm hap
we want to take you back to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. take a look at this, this is what president obama can expect to see when he visits the hard-hit area of atlantic city, new jersey, this afternoon. homes destroyed, boats tossed on their sides and parts of the iconic boardwalk completely damaged. at one point 85% of the city was submerged in water. joining me by phone is atlantic city's mayor, lorenzo langford. sir, git's good to have you her. your director of emergency management...
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done this job pretty well and i think people watched me for the last number of weeks with hurricane sandy and doing 18 hours days and getting right back up the next day and being just as effective in the job so i don't think that will be a problem. >> if he runs for president, the version of where his tax returns are going to be, let's see your medical records. >> dr. lawrence k. altman, a long-time reporter, who is a doctor, who is prania when it comes to this, you can see them say show us the records, what was your last doctor visit, blood pressure, et cetera, et cetera. i do think that the era that we're in where we have calorie counts on menus, where mcdonald's is sort of losing value, greek yogurt is taking off, we're in this more health focused era. people are more cognizant of obesity issues than they've been in a long, long time. but you're absolutely right, chuck. this will be the obsession -- >> it will be his tax returns essentially. >> in terms of being compliant. >> and that answer won't -- the truth of the matter is it's not ridiculo ridiculous. ultimately the health and wel
done this job pretty well and i think people watched me for the last number of weeks with hurricane sandy and doing 18 hours days and getting right back up the next day and being just as effective in the job so i don't think that will be a problem. >> if he runs for president, the version of where his tax returns are going to be, let's see your medical records. >> dr. lawrence k. altman, a long-time reporter, who is a doctor, who is prania when it comes to this, you can see them say...
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what that means is you're going to see more hurricane sandies, more frequently, and more severe. this is a huge, huge planetary crisis. it should be the top priority of everybody in the united states congress. we have to transform the energy system away from fossil fuel. cut greenhouse gas emissions, move to energy fishtdsy, move to sustainable energy, and when you do that, by the way, not only could we help lead the world in transforming our energy system, you can create millions of jobs. >> sir, great to see you this morning. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> change without change. what does it mean for bipartisanship compromise? he asks the show. plus bp to pay up for the gulf coast oil spill. we'll bring you details ahead in the news now. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthr
what that means is you're going to see more hurricane sandies, more frequently, and more severe. this is a huge, huge planetary crisis. it should be the top priority of everybody in the united states congress. we have to transform the energy system away from fossil fuel. cut greenhouse gas emissions, move to energy fishtdsy, move to sustainable energy, and when you do that, by the way, not only could we help lead the world in transforming our energy system, you can create millions of jobs....
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that might not have been the case, had sandy not come along. when we look at the election from 20 or 30 years from now we will remember sandy, but we'll remember more the overall contours the fact that this is a country extremely divided on very basic issues. >> a country extremely divided, it doesn't get closer than susan page, your final gallup swing state poll. let's look at your numbers. >> this is our 11th in a series of polls, of 12 swing states we've done over the past year. in our final poll, 48-48 among likely voters. that shows some resurgence by president obama in the poll we did in early october. weighs down four among likely voters. he's regained the support of women voters, some of whom he lost in that first presidential debate. we see him making up the lost ground from the debates in the final weeks of campaigning. but man, 48-48 among likely voters who could call a contest like this one? >> when you talk about the gender gap, he has in your poll in the swing states at least, president obama has a huge, 26-point gender gap with w
that might not have been the case, had sandy not come along. when we look at the election from 20 or 30 years from now we will remember sandy, but we'll remember more the overall contours the fact that this is a country extremely divided on very basic issues. >> a country extremely divided, it doesn't get closer than susan page, your final gallup swing state poll. let's look at your numbers. >> this is our 11th in a series of polls, of 12 swing states we've done over the past year....
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throws a desperate hail mary, president obama is hanging with katy perry and the latest on how hurricane sandy is affecting early voting in ohio. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> we know what change looks like. >> three days and the obama campaign is pumped. the romney campaign is still playing with shiny objects. >> did you see what president obama said today? he asked his supporters to vote for revenge. >> alex wagner and michael steel on a huge day on the campaign trail. >>> early voting rages on in ohio. state senator nina turner has the latest as the righties continue to delewd themselves about the buckeye state. >> mitt romney will win ohio and he's going to win ohio easily. >> i think ohio is going to be a squeaker, maybe 80, 110,000 vote margin but i think the republicans are likely to take it. >> bob strom is here and he'll set the record straight. >> an bill clinton continues to slam the door on romney in the state of virginia. >> if you really believe we're all in this together, re-elect president obama. >> as katy perry lights up the badger state. >>> good to have you w
throws a desperate hail mary, president obama is hanging with katy perry and the latest on how hurricane sandy is affecting early voting in ohio. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> we know what change looks like. >> three days and the obama campaign is pumped. the romney campaign is still playing with shiny objects. >> did you see what president obama said today? he asked his supporters to vote for revenge. >> alex wagner and michael steel on a huge...
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starting making his comeback in some of these cases before sandy hit. but then it sort of froze things with the trajectory of the president with a little bit of momentum and romney stalling. but i go back. it's funny you bring it up. businessmen when they run for office get a halo effect with swing voters. particularly independents. there's this businessman halo. i've heard consultants tell me about it from the republican and democratic side. the trick is how quickly does that halo go away? for a long time the obama campaign had beaten the living daylights out of romney's business background to make it so that he never got it. the denver debate gave it back to him again. right? sort of brought it back and he was doing well with that group of swing voters. now where are these? i was stunned in our wall street journal poll when you look at it in the up for grabs voters. they look like they lean more obama than romney. and that's a big problem for romney. >> i thought the nbs c -- >> let's stay with chuck. out there that the challenger will get four out of
starting making his comeback in some of these cases before sandy hit. but then it sort of froze things with the trajectory of the president with a little bit of momentum and romney stalling. but i go back. it's funny you bring it up. businessmen when they run for office get a halo effect with swing voters. particularly independents. there's this businessman halo. i've heard consultants tell me about it from the republican and democratic side. the trick is how quickly does that halo go away? for...
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its name is sandy. good morning from cincinnati. 11 days till election day, friday, october 26th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd and i'm still living on the air in cincinnati. so let's get right to my first read. president obama wrapped up a 48-hour, 8-state battleground blitz in cleveland late last night and with a hoarse voice went after a message he's been dealing all week long. romney's trustworthiness. >> trust matters. you know what, ohio, after all these years, you now know me. you know that i mean what i say. >> and almost the exactly same moment 150 mys west mitt romney took the starj in one of the great names in battleground politics, defiance, ohio, and he borrowed a page from the president's 2008 page book calling himself the president of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> well, we know ohio has been the ultimate bellwether in presidentia
its name is sandy. good morning from cincinnati. 11 days till election day, friday, october 26th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd and i'm still living on the air in cincinnati. so let's get right to my first read. president obama wrapped up a 48-hour, 8-state battleground blitz in cleveland late last night and with a hoarse voice went after a message he's been dealing all week long. romney's trustworthiness. >> trust matters. you know what, ohio, after all...
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will the new concern about sandy hook draw new attention to this old and enduring problem? progress is the way we talk about this debate. here's new york mayor cory booker on sunday. >> what frustrates me about this debate is it's a false debate, this is a false debate. this is a convenient tip to try to split our country more. most agree to stop the carnage going on in cities all across america. >> booker's premise is there is a consensus on gun regulations but the nra has artificially frozen that debate. other reformers say for a real breakthrough, supporters of gun regulation need a clear political enemy to organize against. nick confessore, i'm going to you, nra has money and members and we talked a lot in the past days since this shooting about their role in the political debate. is it also possible, though, what's happened is a one-sided debate about to become a two-sided debate because the president of the united states says this is going to be a priority in his state of the union? >> certainly a priority if the president wants to advance it. he has the biggest bully
will the new concern about sandy hook draw new attention to this old and enduring problem? progress is the way we talk about this debate. here's new york mayor cory booker on sunday. >> what frustrates me about this debate is it's a false debate, this is a false debate. this is a convenient tip to try to split our country more. most agree to stop the carnage going on in cities all across america. >> booker's premise is there is a consensus on gun regulations but the nra has...
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now he's blaming sandy for a romney life. david pluff wasn't buying rove's excuses. >> i think karl rove may have said that because a few days ago he predicted a big romney win. and my since is karl will be at a cross roads himself on tuesday when he tries to explain to the people who wrote him hundreds of millions of dollars why they fell up short. >> all across the air waves republicans are running behind rove's latest talking point. >> the hurricane is what broke romney's momentum. >> you think that as well. >> i don't think there's any question about it. >> on fox news they called the latest polling into question. >> i think it's unlikely that, you know, it's hard to imagine that all these polls are far off. but the discrepancy is unmistakenable and puzzling. >> once again, karl rove was more than happy to be in denial. >> we don't know how close some of these are because again, i think brit made an excellent point, the quality of the state level polls is questionable. >> former bush strategist took a look inside the mind
now he's blaming sandy for a romney life. david pluff wasn't buying rove's excuses. >> i think karl rove may have said that because a few days ago he predicted a big romney win. and my since is karl will be at a cross roads himself on tuesday when he tries to explain to the people who wrote him hundreds of millions of dollars why they fell up short. >> all across the air waves republicans are running behind rove's latest talking point. >> the hurricane is what broke romney's...
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thanks to hurricane sandy, that is not actually how it worked out. nobody knows exactly how this particular october surprise hurricane is going to affect the technical act of voting. we have had some early voting suspensions and voter registration deadlines and absentee ballot deadlines change in a lot of states directly affected so there may be a technical direct effect of the storm, but more broadly, and especially in terms of these key swing states, this storm is a major unexpected external variable that, frankly, rivals the election in terms of the country's attention. it turns out this october surprise does have political salience. at least in this sense. the most eagerly awaited endorsement in this presidential race happened just before the storm. right? that was colin powell. president obama today actually released an ad highlighting the colin powell endorsement. >> will you endorse president obama? >> yes. when he took over, we were in one of the worst recessions we had seen in recent times. close to a depression. and i saw over the next seve
thanks to hurricane sandy, that is not actually how it worked out. nobody knows exactly how this particular october surprise hurricane is going to affect the technical act of voting. we have had some early voting suspensions and voter registration deadlines and absentee ballot deadlines change in a lot of states directly affected so there may be a technical direct effect of the storm, but more broadly, and especially in terms of these key swing states, this storm is a major unexpected external...
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he will continue to monitor sandy in the coming days. and alex, those are the changes that we know about so far. i would not be surprised if we have a number of changes on the horizon as both president obama and mitt romney monitor this storm and its effects. alex? >> well, the president, he was doing some interviews yesterday. he did a lot of them. and it's going from local market to local market that way. what's he saying? >> reporter: well, alex, a number of things that we've sort of gleaned from these interviews that he did. he is reaching out to young voters, to women voters, to independents. one of his key messages, though, is for folks to get out and vote early. this is what he said to our colorado affiliate yesterday. take a listen. >> i've fought for middle class families in colorado and all across the country. that's the kind of president i think you want. and i'm looking forward to having the privilege to serving another four years. a lot of it's going to depend on colorado, so i hope everybody takes advantage of early vote in
he will continue to monitor sandy in the coming days. and alex, those are the changes that we know about so far. i would not be surprised if we have a number of changes on the horizon as both president obama and mitt romney monitor this storm and its effects. alex? >> well, the president, he was doing some interviews yesterday. he did a lot of them. and it's going from local market to local market that way. what's he saying? >> reporter: well, alex, a number of things that we've...